Al Salam Bank recently announced the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement with Visa, renewing its collaboration with the global payments technology company. This follows Al Salam Bank’s acquisition of select assets from Ithmaar Holding, including the consumer banking business of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ithmaar Bank. The strategic agreement aims to provide enhanced banking experience […]

ABA Bank, Cambodia’s leading financial institution, has become the first bank in the country to launch instant card issuance kiosks using Compass Plus Technologies solutions. This new service enables the issuance of international debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay) and local Cambodian Shared Switch (CSS) cards via self-service kiosks, ensuring the bank’s customers receive debit […]

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has announced a strategic partnership with Visa’s Cybersource payment gateway and risk platform, with the aim of fostering the bank’s growth in an evolving and dynamic eCommerce space. This partnership will enhance the overall capabilities of SABB’s Payment Gateway and, most importantly, enhance network uptime, which will also supplement the bank’s […]

As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa , the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for […]

As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa , the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for […]

The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has partnered with Saudi Payments & Visa to launch SABB Procurement Card, designed specifically for its Corporate and Business clients to manage everyday payments digitally. This is part of the bank’s ongoing efforts to provide banking products and services that meet the highest standards for all customers. Newly introduced Procurement […]

DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced that it will host its annual flagship Investor Day event in the metaverse for the first time. Investor Day serves as the graduation platform for DIFC FinTech Hive’s programmes with an opportunity for the […]

Creators are driving a revolution in digital commerce and culture – producing content that entertains, engages, and educates online communities in powerful new ways.  To serve this growing category of small business, Visa announced the launch of the Visa Ready Creator Commerce program. The global initiative will help creator-centric platforms, such as social-commerce and video […]

Leading global fintech platform Airwallex announced a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) functionality in partnership with Atome, Asia’s leading BNPL brand. Announced at this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival, the collaboration will enable Airwallex merchants* to offer BNPL as a payment option to shoppers across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The partnership is Airwallex’s first […]

Visa the exclusive payment services partner of FIFA, unveiled Visa Masters of Movement, a first-of its-kind hybrid experience featuring a pre-event NFT auction and immersive activation for fans at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The Visa Masters of Movement auction features digital art inspired by iconic goals from five legendary footballers that have been minted […]